معرفی
Professor Franca Zanardi is a Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Parma, Italy. With a career spanning over two decades, she transitioned from University Researcher (1998-2002) to Associate Professor (2002-2019) before achieving her current role in 2019. Her research focuses on biomedical applications of peptidomimetics, asymmetric synthesis methodologies, and radiolabeled agents for disease diagnosis.
Research Interests:
- Design and synthesis of integrin-targeting peptidomimetics for tumor therapy and diagnostics
- Development of asymmetric organocatalytic strategies for molecular diversity
- Creation of radiolabeled compounds for non-invasive diagnosis of neoplastic diseases
Scientific Awards:
- Adolfo Quilico Medal (2024)
- Premio alla Ricerca Scientifica 'Chimica Organica per le scienze della vita' (2017)
- Three Excellence Citation Awards (2012, 2012, 2016)
- Two Hot Paper Recognitions (2015, 2020)
Grants and Leadership: Principal Investigator for SARS-CoV-2 biomedical projects (2020-2022), PRIN2020 grant recipient (2022-2024), and participant in multiple international research collaborations. She leads the BioOrganicSynthesiS (BOSS) Group and serves on editorial advisory boards including ACS Central Science.